Surveillance tech is not making us safer – it’s putting innocent people at risk. This isn’t public safety. It’s automated injustice. Read more:
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The Human Toll of ALPR Errors
This post was written by Gowri Nayar, an EFF legal intern. Imagine driving to get your nails done with your family and all of a sudden, you are pul...
A few simple steps can drastically decrease the amount of personal information that’s available about you online.
How to: Manage Your Digital Footprint
Search for your name in any search engine and you’ll likely encounter dozens of results, some of which might include personal information like ad...
Locking down your phone, being mindful of what you're wearing, and coming up with plans to communicate with others are all key steps to take before attending a protest.
Attending a Protest
For quick reference, we've created a handy guide designed to be printed, folded, and carried in your pocket (PDF download). Now, more than ev...
Companies like to make metadata sound innocuous, but it matters more than you might think. Here’s why.
Why Communication Metadata Matters
As its name suggests, metadata is data about data. Metadata is used in a variety of contexts, often for cataloging information, like tagging keywor...
A VPN is not a tool for anonymity, and while it can protect your location from some companies, there are many other ways companies may track you.
Choosing the VPN That's Right for You
VPN stands for “Virtual Private Network.” When you connect to a VPN, all data that you send (such as the requests to servers when browsing the ...
A few simple steps can drastically decrease the amount of personal information that’s available about you online.
How to: Manage Your Digital Footprint
Search for your name in any search engine and you’ll likely encounter dozens of results, some of which might include personal information like ad...
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"What we need are laws that change the behavior of technology companies" regarding biometric privacy, EFF’s [@Adam_D_Schwartz](
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 ) told NPR. "Otherwise these companies will continue to profit on what should be our private information." https://www.npr.org/2025/08/28/nx-s1-5519756/biometrics-facial-recognition-laws-privacy
A split is forming "between the internet that people... willing to identify themselves or go through age verification can see and the rest of the internet,” EFF’s @Jason Kelley told AP News. “And that’s historically a very dangerous place for us to end up.”
AP News
Online age checks are proliferating, but so are concerns they curtail internet freedom
Online age checks are on the rise in the U.S. and elsewhere, asking people for IDs or face scans to prove they are over 18 or 21 or even 13.
Want to protect your privacy and security online, but not sure where to start? Surveillance Self-Defense has you covered.
Want a security starter pack?
Start from the beginning with a selection of simple steps. Surveillance impacts all of us, no matter where we live or what we do. While some of us...